My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Refreshing! However not as good as the books before. The only moments I sincerely enjoyed were when there were looks into America and Maxon’s current life. Like how he just followed behind her wherever she went when it was just the two of them and there was no official or royal announcement to make. But otherwise, I felt like I was wasting my time reading the book.
The characters like Henri, Ean, Hale, and Erik were very fun to watch as they showed their personalities and such. But there wasn’t enough of them to really get me worked up for a character. Eadlyn is too stubborn and has no reason. She uses the boys and doesn’t really have a personality. She doesn’t have the strength a character needs to sustain interest in a story. I want more action to occur but there was none. All she does is act rude and self-centered. Her character annoys me. She is the exact opposite of America. But too little of America is in her. If we could just fuse America’s kindness and Eadlyn’s overwhelming pride..I think we could create one reasonable future queen.
I began this book while having no clue what it was about. I only began reading it because it was a series that seemed to be gaining fame. But in the end, I was not disappointed. The setting is in the future after World War 3 and during a time where we go back to having a monarchy. The story follows America Singer, a class 5, who is selected to be one of the 35 candidates to be the Prince’s bride. I actually really like the idea of the new social order because it does seem unique. It is obviously not an original idea but more of an innovated one. All of the setting actually gives a purpose for the protagonists and their motives. <br> America Singer is a straightforward and understanding character, I don’t find myself frustrated by her actions too much. She cares deeply for her family and for those who are loyal to her. Although she can be a bit tempered, she has a understandable reason for it. Prince Maxon is described as boring at first, but I enjoyed learning more about his character. He seems very caring and devoted. His character is charismatic and I would like to know more about him..because he can’t just be all rainbows and sunshine. Lastly, is Aspen Leger, who is America’s first love. He originally is class 6 (Servant) but he moves up by the end of the book. But I feel a bit annoyed by his pride and such sometimes. He has reasons but he just doesn’t reel me in. <br> All the rebels are making me curious too. The Northerners and Southerners have reasons they want to bring down the royals. But why? The Northerners appear to be searching for something. But what? and the Southerners are for blood. It’s not really as frightening since we have not been shown anything much of what they do. But I am curious about their motives.<br> I do like the other bridal contestants and their contributions to the story. Celeste is the closest to an antagonist we get and she seems very snobby and self-centered. I would like to see how she is going to continue to play out her role in the next book because all she has done so far is being mean to the contestants. Marlee is a kind soul and America’s closest friend out of all of the contestants. But I really want to know what her secret is? Why is she still in the competition if she doesn’t like Maxon? I feel like The Selection is a great opening for the series and that all the smaller details, set ups and information here will lead to a bigger plot and deeper storyline by the end.
ardentperuse 